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GB201719406D0 - Vaginal speculum with electromyographic sensors - Google Patents

Vaginal speculum with electromyographic sensors

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Publication number
GB201719406D0
GB201719406D0 GBGB1719406.9A GB201719406A GB201719406D0 GB 201719406 D0 GB201719406 D0 GB 201719406D0 GB 201719406 A GB201719406 A GB 201719406A GB 201719406 D0 GB201719406 D0 GB 201719406D0
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Prior art keywords
vaginal speculum
electromyographic sensors
electromyographic
sensors
speculum
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OB Tools Ltd
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OB Tools Ltd
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    • A61B1/303—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor for the vagina, i.e. vaginoscopes
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    • A61B5/389—Electromyography [EMG]
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    • A61B5/391—Electromyography [EMG] of genito-urinary organs
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    • A61B2560/00—Constructional details of operational features of apparatus; Accessories for medical measuring apparatus
    • A61B2560/04—Constructional details of apparatus
    • A61B2560/0462—Apparatus with built-in sensors
    • A61B2560/0468—Built-in electrodes
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    • A61B5/03—Measuring fluid pressure within the body other than blood pressure, e.g. cerebral pressure ; Measuring pressure in body tissues or organs
    • A61B5/033—Uterine pressure
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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    • A61B5/24—Detecting, measuring or recording bioelectric or biomagnetic signals of the body or parts thereof
    • A61B5/25—Bioelectric electrodes therefor
    • A61B5/279—Bioelectric electrodes therefor specially adapted for particular uses
    • A61B5/296—Bioelectric electrodes therefor specially adapted for particular uses for electromyography [EMG]
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/43—Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the reproductive systems
    • A61B5/4306—Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the reproductive systems for evaluating the female reproductive systems, e.g. gynaecological evaluations
    • A61B5/4343—Pregnancy and labour monitoring, e.g. for labour onset detection
    • A61B5/435—Assessing cervix alteration or dilation
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    • A61B5/48—Other medical applications
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    • A61B5/72—Signal processing specially adapted for physiological signals or for diagnostic purposes
    • A61B5/7235—Details of waveform analysis
    • A61B5/7246—Details of waveform analysis using correlation, e.g. template matching or determination of similarity

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
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  • Surgery (AREA)
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  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
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  • Biophysics (AREA)
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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Gynecology & Obstetrics (AREA)
  • Reproductive Health (AREA)
  • Urology & Nephrology (AREA)
  • Pregnancy & Childbirth (AREA)
  • Transplantation (AREA)
  • Measuring And Recording Apparatus For Diagnosis (AREA)
  • Measuring Pulse, Heart Rate, Blood Pressure Or Blood Flow (AREA)
  • Measurement And Recording Of Electrical Phenomena And Electrical Characteristics Of The Living Body (AREA)
  • Artificial Intelligence (AREA)
  • Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
  • Physiology (AREA)
  • Psychiatry (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Hematology (AREA)
  • Endoscopes (AREA)
  • Measurement Of The Respiration, Hearing Ability, Form, And Blood Characteristics Of Living Organisms (AREA)
GB1719406.9A 2015-05-27 2016-05-25 Vaginal speculum with electromyographic sensors Withdrawn GB2554025A (en)

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US14/722,284 US10966601B2 (en) 2015-05-27 2015-05-27 Vaginal speculum with electromyographic sensors
PCT/IB2016/053068 WO2016189479A1 (en) 2015-05-27 2016-05-25 Vaginal speculum with electromyographic sensors

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GB201719406D0 true GB201719406D0 (en) 2018-01-03
GB2554025A GB2554025A (en) 2018-03-21

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CN (1) CN107847178A (en)
DE (1) DE212016000102U1 (en)
ES (1) ES1209814Y (en)
GB (1) GB2554025A (en)
WO (1) WO2016189479A1 (en)

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ES1209814U (en) 2018-04-12
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